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punkylunky

There's only one reason a person would not vote for "deep fried", and that's because you have never had it. It doesn't taste like you'd think "deep fried" would taste. Oh, my........ so tender and juicy. And I realize "deep fried" = unhealthy, but we're talking about one day out of the year. Yum!

wingedsurfgirl

mrsly69 wrote:I have had turkey BAKED, SMOKED, AND DEEP FRIED. All three are good, but when you get a perfectly baked Turkey, it hands down beats any method. The problem, it that most people don't know how to bake a perfect turkey. It is an art. As with anything, you must use proper seasoning and it does vary. When you get the a perfectly baked turkey, it is like heaven. Deep fried is good, but it isn't nearly as good as baked. The key to bake a turkey, is a good brine, seasoning (varies, but I go crazy with garlic, rosemary, EVO, thyme, salt pepper, safron), and LOVE. It is work to make a perfect turkey, but if done right, it is the BEST. Deep fried is good and easy. That is why it is gaining popularity. It is the lazy man way to cook, but is consistent.

This. I have tried all of them. Deep frying guarantees the meat will be juicy, but you can't eat the skin (maybe some are brave enough). Like I said before, stuff it with rosemary and thyme (I cut it fresh from the yard). It's amazing. The brining is important too. I also make a special concoction as mentioned above with melted butter as my basting solution. Also, cover with foil until the very end to keep the moisture inside that bird. One year I did a bit of surgery beforehand, and everyone loved it. I gently separated the skin from the meat so that it was more like a shirt... I layered butter underneath it, pressed it all around, and then proceeded as usual. It made it extra juicy, but I can maintain the same with the brine with less calories.

marion14505

Who'd'a thunk that this would be akin to VMS versus Unix (anyone remember that flame war) or Mac versus PC (did that one die yet?) or Lindsay versus Paris?

Turkey, like all meat, is best when smoked over open fire using hardwood fuel. But if your local ordinances prohibit backyard open fires (ours don't, and come to think of it, they let us discharge firearms, too...) then an acceptable substitute is a large enough charcoal grill to smoke your turkey over hardwood chips.

If you're lacking a 55 gallon drum charcoal smoker, then your only option, really, is to come to our house...

wvufrosty

nmhaws

1- you bake a pie and roast meats.
2- I prefer to roast my turkey on a high heat, in brined the day before, in a basket weave of bacon to self-baste until crispy (& saved for topping the green bean casserole), with mire poix & pears, basted every 30 minutes. Remove the turkey and while resting on its platter, use a submersion mixer to blend the juices with a roux for the gravy. Nothing wasted, I use the left overs for turkey tetrazzini casserole, and then use the carcas to make homemade turkey stock.

limarick

Fried is #1 by far.
Smoked is a very close second.
Turkey-in-a-T-shirt comes third. Take a clean cotton t-shirt (wash even if using a new shirt) and cover the turkey with it before roasting. Soak the shirt well with liquid of choice and roast as usual. Baste with pan juices regularly to keep shirt moist. When done peel away shirt to reveal a beautiful golden skin.

As far as fried turkey being unhealthy, don't believe it. If you don't put the bird into the oil to early (before it's hot enough) very little grease is absorbed. This will be evident by the oil level after cooking and the taste of the meat. Just be VERY careful when putting turkey into the fryer. Splash-over will result in a fire or injury or both.

furiousturtle

sigmund69

I used to deep-fry turkeys...until I found the Infra-red cooker. It's fired by propane. BEST turkey. Even better than deep fried. Whole lot easier, not to mention cheaper, than dealing with all that used oil. This year we bake one and infra-red cook one. You gotta bake one if you want home-made gravy.

mdkopper

vladistov

How many of you who voted actually have had a deep-fried turkey, I wonder. My guess of 90% the voters mental processing: "W00t! deap-fry is teh win! I love the internets and I am a ninja. lol, bacon, lol!"

robgnts5611

Wrapped in bacon & then baked. My wife does this every year, we have people that have said they "do not like turkey." They eat it this way with us every year. BACON.....soooo good !
Makes everything better.

Josepdin

It's actually roasted, not baked. Baking is when you catalyze a chemical reaction by applying heat to transform mixtures of various levels of liquidity to homogeneous solids - like in cakes, muffins, etc.

rh48

A few years I owned both a deep frier and a gas fired smoker (with water pan) so I had a turkey cook off - two deep fried vs two smoked. Took the results to a local tavern and after the votes were tallied I sold the deep frier. It wasn't a landslide, but enough of a margin to convince me that smoked is the best.

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